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Winter 2015

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Woody Bogler Trucking
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employed to ensure the company's
growth and profitability.
Bogler hopes the cutting-edge aero-
dynamic performer spec'd for end-dump
hauling can approach the fuel economy
numbers, some of which are over 10
mpg, that some Peterbilts in the dry van
division of the fleet are posting. In any
case, it's come a long way since William
Bogler's first foray into the trucking busi-
ness that began with a horse and wagon.
Load of clay
The first Bogler delivery was a wag-
onload of clay that William Bogler took
to a brick plant, not far from the com-
Model 579 ePIQ,
58-Inch
sleePer helP
ensure success at
Woody Bogler
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Tracy Bogler understands that history
isn't necessarily in his favor.
He's seen studies purport that 50
percent of second-generation owned
and managed companies fail, and that
75 percent of third-generation owned
and managed companies subsequently
fail.
Bogler is the third-generation stew-
ard of Woody Bogler Trucking, the
bulk and dry van hauling company his
grandfather founded in 1924.
"I hear about those studies all the
time," he says. "But the way I look at it,
I'm not only here to carry on what my
grandfather and dad started. I'm going
to bring it to another level."
Indeed, the company's fleet has
grown to more than 150 trucks under
Tracy's leadership. The latest new arriv-
al to the fleet is the Peterbilt Model 579
EPIQ equipped with a PACCAR MX-13
Engine and a new 58-inch sleeper, one
of the many innovations Bogler has